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Beaufort County penny tax committee asks Bluffton to weigh in on top projects ahead of November vote
Summary
Lisa Salt, chair of Beaufort County's Transportation Penny Tax Advisory Committee, briefed Bluffton council on a proposed 1% transportation sales-tax referendum to appear on the Nov. 3 ballot and asked the town to identify its top five local priorities from a countywide project list.
Lisa Salt, chair of the Beaufort County Transportation Penny Tax Advisory Committee, told Bluffton Town Council on March 10 that the county is preparing a proposed 1% transportation sales-tax referendum for the November ballot and is soliciting municipal input on top local projects.
"We are putting it on the ballot in November," Salt said, describing a ranking process the committee is using to prioritize projects countywide. She said the county's prior penny programs (1998, 2006 and 2018) have funded nearly $300 million in…
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